(as you can see…i’m not the only one stressed about this situation.)
is there anyone out there that knows how to get a baby to nap. here’s the situation. this little darlin doesn’t take naps. i have successfully followed the eat, wake, sleep schedule with 3 out of my 4 sugar plums, but sweet puddin has gotten the best of me so far. here is what we do:
i feed her.
she is awake until she gives me a sleep cue. (usually she yawns and rubs her eyes.)
i put her down for a nap.
she cries.
at this point it could go one of two ways. she may not go to sleep at all and then she is beside herself for hours, OR she cries for 15 minutes or so and falls asleep.
if she falls asleep, she will only sleep for 20 minutes at a time. i have tried letting her cry, hoping she will go back to sleep, but she never does. 20 minutes is all she will nap. and let’s face it…that is NOT a nap. plus…when she wakes up, she is still tired. she is usually so tired that she falls asleep at her next feeding. by 4 or 5:00, she is beyond cranky and then by after her bath, she is down right pissed! (and i don’t use that term lightly.)
here is my question to all of you who have successfully “trained” a baby to nap:
how do i get her to nap for more than 20 minutes? is this too much to ask from a 6 month old? she is tired and i know she needs to take good naps so that she won’t be so fussy in the evenings, but i don’t know how to make that happen. any advice?
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